Hi all,
We recently picked out this stone from GOG: 1.7 G SI1 RB H/A AGS 0 GIA ex/ex/ex HCA <2... I really like the stone's personality and how it plays w/ light. It's all eye clean to me, even if I know where the feather is w/ a loupe. Sometimes the G color I can see depending on what the color the walls / surroundings are. That's ok w/ me though, I like that too.
I am wondering about the size though, which is where my question comes in.
It's 7.7 mm. The setting my fiance and I picked out was Victor Canera's Emilya. We loved the pictures on pricescope of everyone's beautiful rings, and especially b/c the ring my fiance proposed with was a smalle promise ring with a little halo and pave band similar to the Emilya style so it's sentimental value is high to us to. And it was the very first setting we looked at (we're in LA so got to meet him) and I fell in love with it in person; pictures are great, but in person... wow!
After I got this stone though and tried it on, I wonder about the size that the halo would add to the stone. I estimate that If 1/2 pointers then that would be 1 mm for the melee and then give about .2 mm extra for metal around the melee. So in total that would be 10.1 mm for halo plus stone. Since the halo is at an angle, the diameter looking down from the top would probably be a little less then that, like about 9.9 mm. I dunno if it would overwhelm or not; I attached some photos of the stone to you can get an idea of my size fingers. I tried on settings in the store about 10mm to see what it'd be like. I felt okaaay. But I don't know if I would start to feel too big wearing it all day and seeing it all the time. I know size is VERY person subjective, but any thoughts on the size being potentially too big or too small are welcome!
I also really like the look of a simple solitaire on a thin 2mm band (like in the photos). Victor's Alaria ring looks beautiful too, with a pave shank, four simple claw prongs, and a diamond pave basket.
So... I have a couple options:
1.) I could request the Emilya with this stone and see what it feels like on the size on my hand. If I love it, great. If it feels uncomfortably big, then I could then request the Alaria setting and either try to sell the Emilya setting or set the Emilya setting with a gemstone and wear as a right hand ring for fancy occasions or when I want to be dressier / more cocktail like.
2.) I could request the Alaria setting knowing that this size stone feels comfortable as a solitaire. If I'm satisfied, great. If I start to covet the Emilya later, I could request it except in a smaller size with a gemstone in the center, feeling confident that with the gemstone as a smaller stone, it will not be too big.
Any thoughts appreciated!
We recently picked out this stone from GOG: 1.7 G SI1 RB H/A AGS 0 GIA ex/ex/ex HCA <2... I really like the stone's personality and how it plays w/ light. It's all eye clean to me, even if I know where the feather is w/ a loupe. Sometimes the G color I can see depending on what the color the walls / surroundings are. That's ok w/ me though, I like that too.
I am wondering about the size though, which is where my question comes in.
It's 7.7 mm. The setting my fiance and I picked out was Victor Canera's Emilya. We loved the pictures on pricescope of everyone's beautiful rings, and especially b/c the ring my fiance proposed with was a smalle promise ring with a little halo and pave band similar to the Emilya style so it's sentimental value is high to us to. And it was the very first setting we looked at (we're in LA so got to meet him) and I fell in love with it in person; pictures are great, but in person... wow!
After I got this stone though and tried it on, I wonder about the size that the halo would add to the stone. I estimate that If 1/2 pointers then that would be 1 mm for the melee and then give about .2 mm extra for metal around the melee. So in total that would be 10.1 mm for halo plus stone. Since the halo is at an angle, the diameter looking down from the top would probably be a little less then that, like about 9.9 mm. I dunno if it would overwhelm or not; I attached some photos of the stone to you can get an idea of my size fingers. I tried on settings in the store about 10mm to see what it'd be like. I felt okaaay. But I don't know if I would start to feel too big wearing it all day and seeing it all the time. I know size is VERY person subjective, but any thoughts on the size being potentially too big or too small are welcome!
I also really like the look of a simple solitaire on a thin 2mm band (like in the photos). Victor's Alaria ring looks beautiful too, with a pave shank, four simple claw prongs, and a diamond pave basket.
So... I have a couple options:
1.) I could request the Emilya with this stone and see what it feels like on the size on my hand. If I love it, great. If it feels uncomfortably big, then I could then request the Alaria setting and either try to sell the Emilya setting or set the Emilya setting with a gemstone and wear as a right hand ring for fancy occasions or when I want to be dressier / more cocktail like.
2.) I could request the Alaria setting knowing that this size stone feels comfortable as a solitaire. If I'm satisfied, great. If I start to covet the Emilya later, I could request it except in a smaller size with a gemstone in the center, feeling confident that with the gemstone as a smaller stone, it will not be too big.
Any thoughts appreciated!
What is your finger size?
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